"authentically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more authentically [comparative], most authentically [superlative], authentickly [alternative, obsolete], authenticly [alternative, dated]
Etymology: From authentic + -ally. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|authentic|ally}} authentic + -ally Head templates: {{en-adv}} authentically (comparative more authentically, superlative most authentically)
  1. In an authentic manner; genuinely Translations (in an authentic manner): autènticament (Catalan), autenttisesti (Finnish), authentiquement (French), autenticamente (Galician), autenticamente (Italian), autentycznie (Polish), autenticamente (Portuguese), auténticamente (Spanish)

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